Carl's Jr. and Hardee's introduced the new Thickburger El Diablo available with sliced jalapenos, crunchy Jalapeno Poppers, spicy habanero bacon sauce and pepper-Jack cheese, on top of a Black Angus beef Thickburger served with bacon.

By going cage-free, food businesses can also stay at the forefront of market trends, since several major corporations – including Burger King, Starbucks, Aramark, and Unilever – have proactively committed to transition to sourcing only cage-free eggs over the next several years.

Wienerschnitzel has partnered with Skate For Change, a non-profit organization that connects youth to opportunities to give back to the homeless in their communities, for a month-long program, the "Hot Dogs for Homeless Tour."

Technomic released results regarding the 500 largest restaurant chains in the United States, which found that the restaurants accelerated their cumulative sales to a 4 percent increase growth in 2014, totaling an estimated $274.4 billion.